Friction-drive tile press



Oct. 25, 1927.

F. B. YINGLING V FRICTION DRIVE TILE PRESS Filed Feb. 6, 1925 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 IN VEN TOR B. )7/Y6Ll/YG.

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data! FRANK B. YIHGZ-LIHG, OF l-lIAIYIrILTOhT, OHIO.

FRICTEON-DRIVE TILE Application filed February 6, 1925.

Further on in the specification will be found a description of the various figures of the drawing to which attention is directed.

Primarily this machine is designed for the purpose o'l pressing tile, although obviously certain liezirtures of the machine are adapted for other purposes.

The base of this press is made in one piece or part giving it rigidity and stability, and at the same time cheapening the construction. The top bracket is also made in one piece and for the same reason. 4

The fly wheel screw is supported by the sleeve and bush in the top bracket. thus ct tect-ively takinp care of the side thrust and providing means for renewing worn parts. The fly wheel is dished so that the rim takes the strain of the side thrust of the disks and is brought Within or close to the top end of the bearing. Side mot-ion is thus prevented and the life of the dillerent parts prolonged. The nut clamped in position so that it can be rotated to bring a new sur face of the friction belt on the fly wheel to the position of maximum wear and thereby prolong the life of the friction belt.

The rim of the fly wheel is demountable. It contemplated keeping an extra rim in stock so that when the friction surface needs renewag it can. be done without interru tion to the work.

The cross head is amply supported by the rectangular posts. The renewable liners enable the press to be kept in line order and The knockout n'iecl'ianisin is The thrust and main bearings are modern and etiicicnt, and the whole press has been designed to give the maximum output with n'iiuiinum amount of upkeep.

All the parts are heavy and well proportioned to withsand the strains incident to the work.

The machine consists of a base or table 1 and a top bracket 2. The base and bracket are connected by posts 8 rectangular in cross section. The ends of the posts are threaded and secured to the base and bracket by means of nuts 9.

The top bracket 2 carries the horizontal drive shaft 100 on which are keyed two friction disks 4. One end of the drive shaft carries tight and loose pulleys 102 and 103.

- lower die or dies.

Serial No. 7,349.

The main vertical power screw 11 screws into a threaded nut 15 which is secured to the bottom side of the bracket 2 by means of clamp 19. The upper end of the screw 11 has a sleeve 12 secured to it. 13 is a bush, located in the central portion of the top bracket 2 in which the sleeve 12 has a vertical movement up or down according as the fly wheel 3 isrotated either to the right or left. b

A cross head 6 is attached to the lower end of the screw ll by means of half sleeves 15. A hard plate 16 is placed in the bottom of the central hole in the cross head to take the strain of the blow caused by the inertia of the fly wheel on the down stroke. A gib 7 attached to the cross head at each end in an angular plane so that nioven'ient of the gib up and down with respect to the cross head will take up any lost motion in the latter. I make this adjustment. by means of set us. The gibs 7 fit around the rectangru lar posts 8. and a liner 10 is interposed between the gibs. This liner may be renewed when worn to con'ipensate for the up and down motion of the cross head and gibs. This adjustment insures the proper arrangement and disposition of the dies and die ring when engagr each other.

Absolute aliiement is necessary for the proper working or the press inasmuch as there is very small clearance between the dies and. die ring".

The upper die I) attached by means of bolts to the cross head. The lower die ring R is bolted to thebase or table and. in this type oi machine is stationary.

The die ring in this particular machine is designed to move up and down over the The extent of the vertical movement of the die ring approximately three times the thickness of the finished tile. This movement of the die ring also provides the necessary space for the dust in forming the tile, the die ring moving up over the lower die a certain degree to perform this tunction.

Then the tile are termed the upper die enters the die ringand firmly presses down the dust. The approximate pressure is about one ton to the square inch, preferably by a series of repeated pr ssings, after which the tile is ejected from the die. At this point the upper cross head and die have my are formed in the lower portion of the die ring a with entering dies and means iorcjecting or removing the t]lQ.' 1 The die rlng R is attached to thestanoards dfsone on either side of the die ring and these standards are guided inbushes 50 at the lower end and in bushes 51 at the top. Bush 51 is shrouded with therdust guard constituting a seat for the die ring when the nut on the top end of the standard 18 tightened. The lower ends of the standards in are provided with a yoke 47 sewing to keep the standards in slide alinement and to raise and lower the attached die ring.

Yoke A17 is connected by links 1 and pins 4:6 to a lever on rock shalt 4-2 in the 1, and secured by caps 41. 1

A double lever 37 is mounted on one end of the rock shaft 12 and is tree to turn except as it is restrained'by safety pin 41 engaging; the lever 39 keyed to the shaft 12. Bushes 40 are inserted in the lever 39 and the double lever 37. To the latter are attached two push rods 29 and 30 by means 01? adjusters 35. These adjusters are pivoted to the double lever 37' by pins The collar 36 prevents the rock shaft 4-2 moving: endwise due to such tendency on account of the shearing action of the pin ll on the latter when either strained or cut oil.

The push rods29 and 30 arethrczuied at tCll end. The bottom ends are secured to the adjusters by means of a clamp when.

' either'ot' the push rods is moved either up j The die ring standards 48 are balanced bysprings 49 on the 1. A washer 53 on shoulder of the standards transfers the pres sure of the sprin s to the die ring standards.

are placed on the push The lower ends of the springs are retained 1n compression by the bushes 50.

Onthe opposite end of the rock shaft 42 heretofore referred to isbolted a friction plate 120 which works between two brake bars 121. These brake bars areretained 1n osition b 1 )ins 122 on the frame. A s )rim l :3

123 is adjusted to tighten up the brake bar 121 a sutficient amount to produce "friction enough to retain thedie ring wherever it 23 an eccentric strap and rod are connected and held in place by cap 26. Rod 25 is secured to a connecting rod 28. The opposite end of the connecting rod 28 is journaled in bracket arm 2701. the bracket 2. The eccentric strap and rod are'free to move up and down upon the rotation of. the drive shaft. The lower end of the connecting rod describes somewhat of an arc of a circle.

The regulator rod 55 before referred to, which is connected with the rod 25 and pinned to the connector 28, has on its lower end a cone point 56. The lower end otthe' regulator rod 55 is connected by the connector 59 working in a guide 57 and a spring 58, which gives a yielding movement orv motion when the point 56 comes in contact with either of the cups 31.

Motion from the above described mechanism causes the cone point 56 to contact with one of the cups 31 on the adjuster rods so that the cone point will move downwardly one or the other of the push rods 29 01130, and also move the die ring; whenever the crane point is pushed over from one to the 0161.

The opposite end of the connector 59 is atv tached to a hand lever )0. This hand lever is attached to the'shaft 62 which is'journaled in the bracket 61. The opposite end ot-the shaft 62 has a trip lever 63 attached. On the cross head 6 a trip 6st is mounted on a base (35. A small spring keeps the trip 64 in normal position. i

The trip 64 is so arranged that when the cross head descends to make a quantity of tile the trip moves sidewise out of the way when in contact with lever 63, but on the upstroke of the cross head the trip engages and moves the lever 63 outwardly throwing over the cone point so that it will contact with that push rod cup which presses down the die ring, and strips said ring from the tile just formed.

The dust is carried in a manually operated 'ill he or charger O which charges the (boring R, the box being arranged to slide between metal guide strips S secured at the parallel sides or edges of the horizontal charging table C, which table is fashioned with a perforated portion C forming the carry-oil table for the completed tile. The strips guide the box so that when the operator pushes it forward, the box comes directly over the cavity of the die ring litand drops the dust into the cavity thereof whenever they are presented.

On the side of the charge box C is attached a lug C which contacts with the free end of a trip lever 66. This trip lever is pivoted at 68 (Fig. let) to the bottom side of the bracket 61 on its downwardly projecting lug. One end of the trip lever 66 is connected to the hand lever by means of the toggle connector 67. lVhen the charge box is moved forward the cone point on the en'dof the regulator rod is moved backward. and comes in contact with the rear push rod.

The regulator rod is moving up and down. lVhen it next descends it pushes the rear push rod down and raises the die ring up over the lower stationary the, making a suitable cavity for the dust from the charger. The charger is then withdrawn with the usual shaking motion to insure that the dust has properly charged the mold. The upper die is then ready to form the tile.

83 is a hand lever for controlling the movement of the upper die, and is pivoted to a bracket 84 secured to the base or table. A connecting rod 85 is secured to the hand lever by means of one end 86 and a pin 87 whereby the rod is operated in a vertical plane in unison with the vertical movement of the upper die.

85 is a connecting rod the upper end of which is pivoted to a lever 79 attached to a shaft journaled in the top bracket 2. A- levcr 78 is connected to the shaft 80 and to an operating thrust lever 76 by means of the connector 77 and pins 81 and 82. This lever 76 is fulerumed to the bracket 2 by the pin 81. The upper end of lever 76 is engaged bv an operating lever thrust bearing" 75. This bearing is on the shaft 100 and is held in proper position by collars and a locknut.

The friction disks 4 are keyed to shaft 100 and locked by nuts 105 and they are adjusted so that there is a slight amountof play between them andthe outside of the friction band on the fly wheel 3. A leather rim is secured to the periphery of thefly wheel and adapted ,to come in contact with either of the disks at whenthe hand lever 83 operated. hen the operator pushes up or down the direction of the rotation of the disks will cause the cross head and upper die to move down or up.

On the connecting rod is secured a collar 88 and a complementarystop finger 88,

surrounding therod 85, is-secured on the cross head ,so that when the cross head comes up to a point that would tend to wreck the machine tiey automatically tripthe connecting rod and throwthe operating disk out of engagen'ient with the fly wheel. This motion continued sufficiently will reverse the machine automatically by throwing the opposite disk into engagement with the fly wheel. I

The machine is semi-automatic. The oporator controls the operating lever and the movement ofv the upper die up and down. The operator also controls the charger box in its movement to and fro, and controls the cavities for the dust in the die ring. It is to be understood, that on the upstroke of the screw and fly wheel there is sufficient momen-- tum of the fly wheel to compress the springs 109 when the flywheel 3 comes in contact with the brake block carried by the cross piece 107. This compression of the springs 109 on top of the cross piece 107 creates suflicient friction between the brake block and the top of the fly wheel 3 to prevent the latter from moving freely and thus running down.

To prevent the fly wheel from running down and possibly causing damage a friction brake is applied to the upper side of the wheel to restrain and hold the fly wheel in its proper position. A brake top bar 107 works o er rods 108 for this purpose, the rods being attached to the bottom bar 106. The latter is secured to the top bracket 2. On the top bar 107 preferably a wood block 111 is secured. which comes into engagement with the fly Wheel at the end of the up stroke. Spring 109 creating friction is interposed between the top end of the stud or rod 108 and. the top bar 107. The vertically operated connecting rod 85 and its collar 88, which contacts with the stop linger 88 on the cross head 6, control the upward movement of the fly wheel and screw to an extent that the inertia of the fly wheel is partly overcome before the wheel comes in contact with the brake 111, and the main function ofthe brake 11.1 is to hold the fly wheel up, rather than to stop it. The stopping of the fly wheel is-accon'iplished through the collar 88 and stop linger88;

A belt shifter is employ-ed for shifting the tight and loose pulleys. The belt shifter is carried on bracket 98 and is secured to the top bracket 2. The shifter rod 92 worksin bracketQS and carries the shifter fingers 91. Pin is secured to the rod 92 and engages lever 9a. This lever is attached to the shaft journaled in the top bracket. The opposite end of the shaft 95 carries the hand lever 9. Collars position the shaft in the top bracket,

The handlever mechanism isbalanced by spring 119 against a stop ll'landlheld; in

position by pin 118. The balancing effect of this spring is always to throw the friction disk whichcontrols the ascent of the cross head into position, the fly wheel running automatically to its topmost position.

The balancing eil'ect just described tends to create a quick rebound and a quicker sec; end and third blow on the tile. The first blow is usually not sufficient, two being usually necessary, and in some cases more than two blows are employed to produce good tile,

When, for example, a flat top die was used and pushed down the'die ring, occasionally the die ring regulator'shaft with its cone point did not return to its normal position on the center between the two push rod cups.

When this happened'it was possible for the cone point to descend more than once, contacting with the cup. Vi henthe flat top die pushed the die ring down the corresponding cup would raise.

This causes interference between the cone point and the cup which raises the die ring.

To insure that this could not happen I seof making thicker tile than the ordinarypressed tileI increase the travel of the die ring by providing a new eccentric of d fferent eccentricity on the shaft 23. To providefor this re-adjustment I employ a slide 13 3.

The connector 59 and guide 57 are disco-nnected from the regulator rod and attached to the guide way 133. A. roller 136 and a pin to correspond therewith are connected wit-h the die ring regulator rod 55 so that the end of the die ring regulator rod is controlled by the guide way 133. With this const-ruction'a longer stroke is'given to the cone'point 56 without throwing it on an arc and so that it will come into fair contact with the cups. This arrangement and adjustment are used only on presses'where' an eXcessive amount of motion is required of the die ring to make a deep fill for thick tile. The following a brief des ription of the figures of drawing.

F igure 1 is afront elevationof a machine embodying the invention.

Figure 2 is a view in front GlGVzlillGll with parts omitted and showingalso some parts in vertical section. Figure chine as seen from the left in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a sectional detail view of the belt shifter for the drive pulleys.

Figure 5 is a detail elevation of the drive wheel brake device. I V

is a sideelevation' of the ma Figure 6 is an enlarged detail view in top plan of the double lever for the two push rods which are shown in transverse section, showing also the safety pin in dotted lines.

Figure 7 is atop plan view of the cross head with the suiporting posts in section and illustrating also the regulating device.

Figure 8 is an'enlarged detail front view of. the trip device carried by the cross head.

Figure 9 is a top pla-n view of the trip device of Figure 8. V V

Figure 10 is an enlarged detail view partly in section showing the relation of the cone point and cup of the regulator.

Figure 11 is a detail side view of the friction brake device for the rock shaft. H

Figure 12 is an edge view of the device of Figure 11.

Figure 13 is regulator device thicker tile.

Figure 14 is a plan view, with posts and other parts in section, showng the base, charger table, the manually controlled charger or charging box, and the relation thereto of the trip lever.

Figure 15 is a view in side elevation of parts in Fig. 1 1. p Q

Figure 16 is aperspective view of the charger or charging box.

1. In a pres the combination of abase, a top bracket, intermediate supporting posts of rectangular section, a horizontal drive shaft in the top bracket, a'main screwya a detail view of a modified for use when making main nut on the bracket, a sleeve on the screw, a bushrsurrounding the sleeve-in the bracket, and a horizontal cross head on the screw having wear adjusting parts between it and the supporting posts. 7

2. In a press, the combination of a die frame adapted for relative movement through the base die, a movable frame'support therefor guided by the base, a rock shaft in the base, linkage between the die frame and shaft, and adjuster 'push rod mechanism for actuating the die frame inanually or automatically. p

3. In a press the combination of a die frame adapted for reciprocable movement, an operating shaft therefor and means tor relieving said shaft from overstrain.

41 In a press the combination of a reciprocating die frame, means for balancing its weight and an adjustably-set friction brake to retain the frame in any position to which it is moved.

5. In a press a drive shaft and pinion in the top bracket, a gear meshing therewith, an eccentric and shaft journaled in said bracket, an eccentric strap and rod, a connecting rod pivoted to the eccentric rod and frame, and means below the eccentric for actuating the die movements to measure the charge and eject the finished tile.

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masses 6. In a press, the combination with an eccentric rod mechanism, a regulator rod connected thereto, contacting means on the lower end of the regulator rod, and yielding and guiding means for yieldingly bringing the frame adjusting mechanism in contact there-- with.

T. In a press, the combination of a push rod, mechanism for actuating the die frame, and a trip on the cross head adapted on its upstroke to operate the push rod mechanism to push the die frame downwardly.

8. In a press the combination of a die frame, a charger box to slide thereon, a projection on the box, a trip lever on the main frame, and connections between the trip lever and a hand lever pivoted on the main frame, whereby the regulator push rod mechanism actuates the die frame to raise the same.

9. In a press the combination of a pivoted hand lever, a connecting rod, a lever connected thereto, and to a shaft in the top bracket, an operating thrust lever, connections for reciprocating the upper die and means for automatically measuring the charge and ejecting the finished tile.

10. In a press, the combination with a friction wheel and oppositely disposed friction disks rotatably mounted upon a sliding shaft, a lever mechanism for operating the same comprising a vertically movable connecting rod with a stop thereon, a cross head and a stop member thereon adapted for coaction with. the stop to automatically trip the rod and release the operating disk or throw in the opposite one.

11. In a semi-automatic press the combination with an upper die and a charging device of manually operated means for controlling both the upper die and the charging device, whereby the charge is measured and the finished tile ejected from the press, and auton'iatic means for performing the other operations of the machine.

12. In a press, a brake, a screw friction fly wheel, a brake bar above the wheel, a bottom bar, yieldable connections between said bars, and spring balancing mechanism acting to throw the friction disk into position effecting the ascent of the crosshead, an abutment on the cross head, and a connecting rod having a co-acting stop thereon to control the upward movement of the fly wheel and screw.

13. In a press the combination with a die frame mechanisn'i, of a spring secured to the rear push-rod. guide for deflecting the die regulator and. confine it to one stroke at each cycle.

14. In a press, the combination with the die frame mechanism, the regulator rod provided with a roller, and a slide or guide way for controlling the regulator rod by the guide way whereby the die is charged and the finished tile ejected.

15. In a press, the combination of a die frame, a rock shaft linked thereto, pusher shafts pivoted thereto, and a regulator rod adapted to make variable contact with the pusher rods.

16. In a press the combination with a die frame, a rock shaft linked thereto, pusher rods pivoted to the rock shaft, means for yieldingly controlling the movement of the rock shaft, and a regulator rod adapted to make variable contact with the pusher rods.

17. In a press, the combination of a table lase made in one piece having means for supporting a die and die frame, standards for supporting the upper operating mechanism, and lever mechanism for inaugurating automatic and semiautomatic operations whereby the charge is measured and the finished tile ejected from the press.

18. In a press the combination of a top bracket and a cross head, a friction drive wheel having a bearing in the bracket, a disk shaft in the bracket and disks on the shaft oppositely disposed so that the iiy wheel rim takes the side thrust of the disks within or close to the bearing in the top bracket.

19. In a press, the combination of a friction drive wheel having a dcinountable rim and friction member on the rim, a disk shaft, and oppositely disposed friction disks thereon for coaction with the friction member.

In a press the combination of a friction fly wheel provided with an open, flanged demountable rim supported on the wheel. and means for attaching said rim to the wheel.

FRANK l3. YIN GLING. 

